2-4 page essay, double-spaced, with separate title page, it’s okay if you happen to write a little more than 4 pages, however, we will stop reading at 5 pages.
The prompt is a general guide to spur your own thinking on the topic. Please do not feel you have to answer any and every question contained in the prompt; the questions are only meant to catalyze your own thinking
Please use good essay style, organization is paramount, please have a thesis, please link your paragraphs back to your thesis, please have a conclusion.
Do not summarize or quote any sources from the internet. Only use primary sources given for the class.
Hesiod Theogony, p. 61-78 = verses 1-620, CB
Rig Veda, Creation Hymn, p. 25-38, BB
The birth of Ganesh, Brhaddharma 2.60.1-4, BB
(compare Shiva with Zeus/Cronos, Ouranos)
The creation of women, from the Mahabharata, BB
(this is just one page, compare with Pandora)
1.18 Hesiod Works and Days 23-38, CB
The Flood and avatars of Vishnu, BB
Homer Iliad, 1-20, CB
week 3 myth, justice, and literature
1.23 Homer, Iliad 20-82, CB
1.25 Homer, Iliad 82-153, CB
week 4: myth, justice, and literature
1.30 Homer Iliad 153-205, CB
2.1 Homer Iliad, 205-240, CB